Passion Continued
Passion: a strong, powerful, compelling and barely controllable emotion
[Kagome's Mother Pov]
My dear husband, there are so many things I wish to tell you of. Our daughter, Kagome, has truly fallen in love. Listening to her always reminds me of how we began our love story. Though it was short and you left us quite early, I still hold dear to our memories. Oh, how I miss you so.
Ding Dong
Hearing the doorbell, I knew it had to be Kagome back from her date. As I opened the door, I saw the most beautiful man. With silver hair, gold stoic eyes, fair skinned with strips along his cheek, a crescent moon on his forehead, and tall lean figure, I was stunned. Who could this beautiful man be? Looking at Kagome, I saw her hand grasping his.
'Ah, he must be the one' I thought to myself.
Smiling at the beautiful man, I bowed in greeting. "Konbanwa," looking back into the beautiful man's eyes I continued, "You must be Tashio-sama." I knew from what Kagome told me that she was in love with him for quite some time now.
Kagome had described him to be a warm and sincere man, yet I confess I saw a cold man. It was to my surprise then when I saw such a man bow humbly before me and say, "Just Sesshomaru, Higurashi-sama. It is a pleasure to finally meet you."
Pausing at the surprise of his politeness, I finally responded, "Just Asako then, Sesshomaru. Please, do come in." My daughter always had a huge heart, and to see past the coldness of this man made me adore her even more. A coldness that I did not even wish to bear with again, she had managed to stay with him even so.
"Asako-sama, may I speak with you privately?" I heard him say to me. Wondering what he could possibly say to me, I nodded turning to lead him to an area we could speak. Reaching the kitchen, I asked Sesshomaru if he wanted some tea. It was then when I saw the first emotion flash through his eyes, hesitance. Sitting down on the table, I waited for him to speak.
"Do you know of Demon Mating?" He asked me. Seeing his hesitance once again, I responded back, "I am a miko myself, Sesshomaru. I know the basics of Demon Mating."
"Then you are aware that Mikos and Demons cannot mate?" He stated, as a flash of pain crossed his stoic face at the reality. I paused. Dread began to crawl within my stomach. I had never taken the thought into consideration.
Youkai ki would poison a Miko.
A Miko could never hold a Youkai's child.
My daughter and Sesshomaru would never be able to have a future.
I felt my eyes widen at the revelation of the truth. Why had I not thought to warn my daughter before she fell in love with him? I felt a sting in my eyes as tears began to swell.
"I am deeply in love with your daughter, Asako-sama." I looked at Sesshomaru after hearing such warmth in his confession. His stoic expression was replaced with a pained one.
"I have already asked for her hand in marriage." Tears began to fall from my eyes at the pain my daughter would go through of having no child or family.
"I hope you will give us your blessings." A hand flew to my mouth to hold in the sob that tore through my throat. My dear husband, what should I do? A part of my wishes to deny his request and find a man that could give our daughter a future. But another part of me knows how deep our daughter's love for this man is.
"Forgive me, for my selfishness." I heard his voice say filled with shame. Even though tears blurred my sight, I knew Sesshomaru was feeling immense pain.
My dear, what should I do?
What would you have done?
Allowing tears to continue to flow down my face, I remembered the day you proposed to me. Had I known you would leave me early, would I still have accepted your proposal? If I knew we were not able to have children, would I have accepted?
Closing my eyes, I knew the answer.
'Yes' my heart whispered. I would have accepted your proposal even then.
I suffered so much from the loss of my husband, even tempted to follow after him if not for the child growing inside me and Kagome. However, here sitting across from me is a demon that will definitely outlive my daughter. He would have neither Kagome nor their child to live for. Yet, he would still choose to remain by her side. His love truly must run deeper than I
Looking towards Sesshomaru again, I saw his struggle against sorrow. I realized then that he would cherish my daughter more than any other man, for here was a man that would choose to spend a piece of his life in happiness with my daughter and suffer the rest of eternity remembering her. As I dried my tears, the pain in my heart began to ache for Sesshomaru.
"You have my blessings." I whispered watching as his eyes widened. I sent him a smile, true from my heart.
"…why?" he breathed out in disbelief. My eyes and heart softened towards his response.
"I only want my daughter to find happiness," I began to say while seeing Sesshomaru's eyes flash with shame, "and you are the only one who can give her happiness." I finished.
Sesshomaru looked to me with disbelief in his eyes at my remark. I chuckled and explained, "One of the many my daughter and I share in common is the fact that we would never find happiness with a man other than the man we love." A sad smile appeared on my lips at the thought of my husband.
"And I know my daughter loves you very much, Sesshomaru." I told him. As I stared at Sesshomaru, I felt foolish for judging him as a cold and distant man. Beholding his expression filled with joy and a sincere smile, I was in awe. Sesshomaru looked to me with gratitude.
My dear husband, Kagome has finally found a man that truly loves her with all his heart. I know you would have given your blessings to their reunion as well. I pray that you will watch over them from above.
Author's Note: 'Yay Mrs. Higurashi!' The author cheered.
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